Nicholas George
Artistic Director
Nicholas founded Instant Opera in 2017 whilst working as an operatic baritone, between bouts of management consulting! His singing roles include; Gianni Schicchi; Schaunard (La bohème); Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro); Papageno (Magic Flute); Colonel Frank (Die Fledermaus); Strephon (Iolanthe); Pish Tush (The Mikado); Raoul de Gardefeu (La Vie Parisienne); Masetto and Leporello (Don Giovanni); Sacristan (Tosca); Ping (Turandot); Baron Douphol (La Traviata); and Morales and Dancairo (Carmen). In August 2017 he covered the role of Lord Enrico Ashton (Lucia di Lammermoor) for Opéra de Baugé and sung Peter (Hänsel und Gretel). For Instant Opera he has sung Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro) 2017 and the title role in Don Giovanni in 2017/18, Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte and Marcello in La bohème all in his own original productions.
You can read a recent interview with Nicholas by TRENDFEM.COM here.
Nicholas was elected Chairman of Arts Richmond from 2020-2023 with Instant Opera also provided them with support during the pandemic with a Grand Opera Gala at Richmond Theatre in 2021.